Pacificdogwood - we had a lovely week at the Natura Palace in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote last year. We had a two bed suite with a separate living room. Nice hotel. Don't know if that is of any use to you. Let's hope some people out there have some more advice for us. Good luck!

Sorry to sound stupid...but these 3 bed apartments in Portugal aprt of a 5 star hotel where you can use thier facilities and they have a free shuttle bus 10mins away to the beach. Kids and baby pool, playground and playroom, kids menus, babychanging etc.....

Not sure whether space is more important to you than location. tripadvisor reviews are good - you'd need a hire car to get out and about though...

We had the same problem as you (3 kids 5 and under) and didn't want too long a flight so we're going to use the Tivoli as a base to explore. It took months to find somewhere suitable.

Looks like a great size apartment - website shows the floor plans - 3 bed and 3 bathrooms and the kids stuff looks good. (although we have 3 young kids and are not ready for full-on holiday clubs & mini discos etc just yet)

This is were we have holidayed 5x in a row - not this year though asIwasgettingbored. It is not a hotel (selfcatering), not at the beach (15 min drive), but eminently child-friendly, run by a v nice English couple and I would highly recommend it. If we do not like this year's venue, we might well be back next year .

Thanks everyone for the posts - will put the children to bed and have a little look : ) Nice problem to have! Ideally, I am looking for a hotel with apartments on the beach - not too demanding!!! But will explore the other options suggested on here. Thank you . Anyone else know of hotels on the beach which might work as well?

We haven't been yet but have booked to stay at the Iberostar Anthelia hotel in Tenerife in August with our 3 DC's. Their family suites can sleep 2 adults and up to 4 children I believe. Sorry can't link as phone giving me trouble but it has great reviews on TA for its child friendliness.

On PC now so can link to website for the AntheliaIt does say they can accomodate 4 children. From the blurb:Family Rooms that have been specially elaborated for families, consisting of 2 communicating rooms, offering for your comfort 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. The majority of these rooms are situated on the ground floor a few metres away from the grand heated pool and its Pool Bar.Maximum capacity 2 adults and 4 childrenHTH

have a look at the princesa yaiza hotel ,playa blanca lanzarote on a lovely beach and has family royal kiko suites with a fab childrens bedroom with bean bags playstations etc and a huge double bedroom and a very large lounge/dining room . its lovely xx